Sarah Roberts
Sarah Roberts is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 18 from 2012 to 2017.
Roberts did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016.
Roberts served in the House previously, representing District 24 from 2009 to 2011. She also served as a Macomb County Commissioner. Roberts is a former community advocate for Clean Water Action and has also served on the Macomb County Water Quality Board and the Blue Ribbon Commission for Lake St. Clair.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Roberts served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Roberts served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Appropriations |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Roberts served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Education |
| • Energy and Technology |
| • Great Lakes and Environment |
| • Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
Issues
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
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- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
- Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
- Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
More voting record details
- List of all of Sarah Roberts’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
- List of Sarah Roberts’s missed roll-call votes
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Sarah Roberts (D) did not seek re-election.
Kevin Hertel defeated Renata Polonaise in the Michigan House of Representatives District 18 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kevin Hertel |
63.31% | 29,247 | |
| Republican | Renata Polonaise | 36.69% | 16,953 | |
| Total Votes | 46,200 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Kevin Hertel defeated Steven Fleck and Paul Francis in the Michigan House of Representatives District 18 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kevin Hertel |
76.31% | 5,454 | |
| Democratic | Steven Fleck | 7.12% | 509 | |
| Democratic | Paul Francis | 16.57% | 1,184 | |
| Total Votes | 7,147 | |||
Renata Polonaise ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 18 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Renata Polonaise (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Incumbent Sarah Roberts was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Roland Fraschetti was unopposed in the Republican primary. Roberts defeated Fraschetti in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sarah Roberts Incumbent |
62.1% | 18,854 | |
| Republican | Roland Fraschetti | 37.9% | 11,524 | |
| Total Votes | 30,378 | |||
2012
Roberts won election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 18. She defeated Patrick Biange, Phillip A. DiMaria, and John M. Maynard in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Candice Rusie (R) and Daniel J. Flamand (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sarah Roberts |
63.5% | 29,438 | |
| Republican | Candice Rusie | 33.8% | 15,671 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Flamand | 2.6% | 1,223 | |
| Total Votes | 46,332 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Sarah Roberts |
74.3% | 6,530 |
| Phillip DiMaria | 15.2% | 1,340 |
| John Maynard | 7.4% | 650 |
| Patrick Biange | 3% | 267 |
| Total Votes | 8,787 | |
2010
Roberts ran for re-election to the District 24 seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. She was defeated by Anthony Forlini in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8][9]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 24 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Anthony Forlini (R)
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16,522 | |||
| Sarah Roberts (D) | 15,516 | |||
| Keith Edwards (L) | 919 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Roberts ran for District 24 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Bryan Brandenburg and Jody Beaubien.[10]
Roberts raised $147,866 for her campaign.[11]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 24 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Sarah Roberts (D)
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23,495 | |||
| Bryan Brandenburg (R) | 22,430 | |||
| Jody Beaubien (G) | 1,678 | |||
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2016
In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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2014
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In 2014, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 through December 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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Recent news
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See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Michigan Votes - Sarah Roberts
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Sarah Roberts on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Roberts' 2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 30, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard LeBlanc (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 18 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Kevin Hertel (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 24 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Anthony Forlini (R) |
